Английская Википедия:Eva Alordiah

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Elohor Eva Alordiah (born 13 August 1989), who is better known as Eva Alordiah or simply Eva, is a Nigerian rapper, make-up artist, fashion designer and entrepreneur. A native of Delta State, Eva was born and raised in Abuja, and is regarded as one of the best female rappers in Nigeria. Her contributions to the Nigerian music industry have earned her several accolades, including one Nigeria Entertainment Award, one Eloy Award, and one YEM award. Her debut extended play, Gigo (Garbage in Garbage Out), was released for free digital download on 20 November 2011. Eva is the owner of makeupByOrsela, a company that specializes in makeup services. In November 2014, she released her eponymous second extended play Eva. Her debut studio album 1960 was released in September 2016.

Career

1989–2009: Early life and career beginnings

A native of Delta State, Eva Alordiah was born on 13 August 1989, in Abuja, Nigeria. She got introduced to music by her mother, who listened to musical recordings from the 1970s and 1980s. Eva has cited Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Sade Adu, The Carpenters, John Lennon and Don Williams as her key musical influences. Growing up, she partook in several forms of art and was fond of drawing and reading books. She sang in her church's choir and joined the drama club while in secondary school. When she was 10 years old, she wrote a short story in her notebook and dreamt of being an author. After learning of Eminem, she began to write rap verses and was inspired to pursue a professional career in rap music. Eva's love for words and rhyming pulled her deeper into the hip-hop genre. At the age of 16, she found herself balancing school and business. With an ambition to make money and become independent, she started auditioning for acting and modeling roles. Eva sold second-hand clothing in school as a means to an end, and began her career as a photography model. She graduated with a degree in computer science from Bowen University.

In 2009, Eva released "I Dey Play" as her first-ever studio recording. The song features vocals by Tha Suspect and was recorded over Lil Wayne's "A Milli" instrumental.

2011–2013: Gigo (Garbage in Garbage Out) and Trybe Records

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Eva performing in 2012

Eva was featured on Strbuttah's single "Make 'em Say". The song's music video was released in January 2011; it was directed by Rcube of Strbuttah and features a cameo appearance from Eva. Eva appeared on the female version of Tha Suspect's song "I No Send You". The music video for the song was released in March 2011.

Eva started working on her debut extended play, Gigo (Garbage in Garbage Out), as an independent artist. An acronym for Garbage in Garbage Out, the EP was released on 20 November 2011 and comprises 9 tracks. It was supported by the singles "I Done Did It", "Down Low", "Garbage Out (Your Fada)", and "High". The EP's production was handled by Sossick, Tintin, and Gray Jon'z. "I Done Did It" was produced by Sossick and released as the EP's lead single. In a 2012 interview with Halley Bondy of MTV Iggy, Eva said she had fun recording the EP and was honored to have worked with the aforementioned producers. Eva released the second single "High" in 2012; its music video was directed by Mex and released on 24 May 2012. When the video for "High" premiered on MTV Base in May 2012, many people misconstrued the song's meaning and thought it alluded to drug use. In the aforementioned interview with Bondy of MTV Iggy, Eva said "High" is about overcoming the struggles and hardships of life.

In May 2012, it was reported that Eva signed a record deal with Da Trybe 2.0, a record label owned by record producer and recording artist eLDee. In November 2013, Ariya Today reported that Eva was dropped from Trybe Records. According to the press release signed by the management of the recording outfit, Eva's ideas and foresight didn't align with the label's plans. In an interview with BellaNaija, Eva denied reports about being signed to Trybe Records despite the press release statements from the label. After the Trybe Records saga in 2012, she took a break from the music scene and spent time reflecting on her craft.

In February 2013, released the single "Mercy", which was produced and co-written by Sossick. The track was made available for download on her blogsite. In December 2013, U.K producer Drox featured her in the music video for his song "Mercy". He released several official remixes of the song, including a "Summer" mix and a "Jackin Storm" mix. On 29 July 2013, Eva released the promotional single "Lights Out", which was produced by Gray Jon'z. The music video for the song was directed by Patrick Elis. In an interview with the Leadership newspaper, Eva said she recorded "Lights Out" to showcase her versatility as an artist. In August 2013, Eva signed a management deal with Radioactiiv. That same month, Nokia Nigeria enlisted her as one of the judges for its annual Don't Break Da Beat competition.

2014–present: 1960, Eva, and Because You Been Waiting

Eva started working on her debut studio album, 1960, as early as 2012. The album was produced by Tintin and Gray Jon'z. On 24 January 2014, Eva released the Gray Jon'z-produced track "Deaf" as the album's lead single. The song has been remixed by rapper Boogey and premiered three months after the premiere of the "Lights Out" video. The music video for "Deaf" was shot and directed by Patrick Elis. Eva organised a rap competition exclusively for girls to promote the song. Eva stated in an interview that she loves creating visual content, and has successfully co-directed all of her music videos to date.

Eva was featured in the Lagos edition of BBC Radio 1xtra's Live Lounge alongside M.I, 2face Idibia, Wizkid and Iyanya. As part of the feature, artists were asked to freestyle. Eva collaborated with Burna Boy, Endia, Yung L, and Sarkodie on an unreleased song that was initially intended to be the theme song for the third season of Shuga. Instead of using the Chopstix-produced song, MTV Base chose the Del B-produced track "Sweet Like Shuga", which features vocals from Flavour N'abania, Sound Sultan, Chidinma, Kcee and Professor. On 11 March 2014, Eva released her version of the unreleased theme song titled "Shuga".

On 31 August 2014, Thisday newspaper reported that Eva became an ambassador of Guinness Nigeria's Made of Black campaign alongside Olamide and Phyno. Eva performed at the campaign's launch and was featured in its television commercial. On 25 September 2014, "War Coming" was released as the second single from 1960. The song was produced by Tintin and features guest vocals by Sir Dauda. On 6 November 2014, Eva announced the album's title and said it would be released in January 2015. 1960 features guest collaborations with Darey Art Alade, Femi Kuti, Yemi Alade, Olamide, Sarkodie and Sir Dauda. Eva released her eponymous second EP for free digital download on 20 November 2014. On 6 March 2015, she premiered the Mex-directed music video for "War Coming".

Eva's debut mixtape, titled Because You Been Waiting, was released on 1 March 2016. It comprises five tracks and contains a sample of DMX's 2000 single "What These Bitches Want". In January 2020, after a hiatus from music, Eva released the Jesse Alordiah-produced single "Friend or Foe". She co-directed the song's music video with Ibukun Williams.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1960 (2016)

EPs

• Gigo (Garbage in Garbage Out) (2011)
• Eva (2014)

Mixtapes

• Because You Been Waiting (2016)

Шаблон:Center
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Title	Year	Album
"Relentless"	2010	rowspan="3" Шаблон:N/a
"Down Low" (featuring Shank)
"Tonight" Шаблон:Efn
"I Done Did It"	2011	Gigo (Garbage in Garbage Out)
"High"	2012
"Biggie Biggie"		rowspan="6" Шаблон:N/a
"Mercy"	2013
"Lights Out"
"Deaf"	2014
"Shuga" (with Burna Boy, Endia, Yung L, and Sarkodie)
"Shuga"
Шаблон:Center
Title	Year	Album
"I No Send U" (Remix) (Tha Suspect featuring Sasha, Muna, Eva Alordiah, Mo'Cheddah, Blaise, and Zee)	2009	I am Music
"Owo Ati Swagga" (Remix) (CartiAir featuring Gino, Da Grin, Eva Alordiah, and Terry Tha Rapman)		Welcome to My World
"Fido Dido" (DJ Zeez featuring Eva Alordiah)	2012	rowspan="3" Шаблон:N/a
"Closer" (Omotayo featuring Eva Alordiah)	2013
"Love Letter" (Moses featuring Eva Alordiah)
Шаблон:Center
Title	Year	Album
"Ayanfe" (Remix) (Iceberg Slim featuring M.I and Emma Nyra)	2013	Шаблон:N/a
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Title	Year	Album
"Shake It Down Low" (P-Square featuring Muna and Eva Alodiah)	2011	The Invasion
"Super Sun" (Remix) (Bez featuring eLDee, Ice Prince, and Eva Alordiah)		Super Sun
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Title	Year	Director(s)
"I No Send U" (Remix) (Tha Suspect featuring Sasha, Muna, Eva Alordiah, Mo'Cheddah, Blaise, and Zee)	2011	Clarence Peters
"High"	2012	Patrick Elis
"Biggie Biggie"		Шаблон:Center
"Lights Out"	2013	Patrick Elis
"Closer" (Omotayo featuring Eva Alordiah)		Tomi Shift
"Mercy" (Drox featuring Eva Alordiah)		Шаблон:N/aШаблон:Efn
"Deaf"	2014	Patrick Elis
"Shuga"		Mex
"War Coming"	2015

Awards and nominations

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Year	Recipient	Award	Result	Ref
2014	"Deaf"	Best Rap Single	Шаблон:Nom
2012	Herself	Next Rated	Шаблон:Nom
2011	Herself for "God Hand"	Best Vocal Performance (Female)	Шаблон:Nom
	"God Hand"	Best Recording of the Year	Шаблон:Nom
2010	Herself for "No Cry"	Best Vocal Performance (Female)	Шаблон:Nom
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Year	Recipient	Award	Result	Ref
2012	Herself	Best Rap Act of the Year	Шаблон:Nom
		Most Promising Act to Watch	Шаблон:Won
2011		Best Rap Act of the Year	Шаблон:Nom
2010		Best Soul/Neo Act of the Year	Шаблон:Nom
2014		Female Artist of the Year	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Rap Act of the Year	Шаблон:Nom
Шаблон:Center
Year	Recipient	Award	Result	Ref
2011	Herself	Female Rap Artiste of the Year	Шаблон:Won
Шаблон:Center
Year	Recipient	Award	Result	Ref
2012	Herself	Artiste of the Year (Female)	Шаблон:Nom
	"I Don Did It"	Best Rap Single (Female)	Шаблон:Won	Шаблон:N/a
Шаблон:Center
Year	Recipient	Award	Result	Ref
2012	Herself	Promising Artist	Шаблон:Nom

External links

• Eva Alordiah at SoundCloud